"Janet Blair, Gale Sherwood and Boris Karloff. New York City Center Encores! presented a staged concert in 2001, with Christine Ebersole (Fay Morgan/Morgan Le Fay), Henry Gibson (Arthur Pendragos/King Arthur), Ron Leibman (Sir Launcelot) and Jessica Walter (Guinevere). In Connecticut in the 1920s, Martin is about to be married to Fay. When an old flame, Alice, visits him, Fay knocks him out with a champagne bottle in a jealous fit. As Martin dreams, he is seemingly in the court of King Arthur in 528. Dubbed ""Sir Boss"" by Arthur, Martin is directed to industrialize Camelot, which he does, including telephones,"
"who played King Arthur. He first garnered a notice as John Dickinson in the acclaimed 1969 musical ""1776"" and as Liv Ullmann's leading man in the musical version of ""I Remember Mama"" (1979). On March 4, 1980 he replaced Len Cariou in the title role of Stephen Sondheim's ""Sweeney Todd"" opposite Dorothy Loudon. Later in 1980 Hearn and the show's original star, Angela Lansbury, headed the show's touring company, then reprised their roles for a Showtime production of the musical, which won him an Emmy Award for his portrayal. In 1983 Hearn created the role of Albin in the original"
"JFK: A Musical Drama JFK: A Musical Drama is a musical with music by Will Holt, and book and lyrics by Will Holt and Tom Sawyer. Based loosely on the life of John F. Kennedy. It premiered at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin on April 24th, 1997 and New York City in 1998. The production was directed and choreographed by Larry Fuller and produced by Stewart F. Lane. The role of JFK was played by Maurice Clarke. It also starred Gary Raymond, Brian DeSalvo, Monica Ernesti, Stella McCusker and Peter Vollebreght. The musical was music directed by Aaron Hagan and orchestrated"
"Camelot (musical) Camelot is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner (book and lyrics) and Frederick Loewe (music). It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White novel ""The Once and Future King"". The original 1960 production, directed by Moss Hart and orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang, ran on Broadway for 873 performances, winning four Tony Awards and spawning several revivals, foreign productions, and the 1967 film ""Camelot"". The original cast album was America's top-selling LP for 60 weeks. The musical has become associated with the Kennedy Administration, which is sometimes"
"by Peter Matz. A cast album with some of the original 1993 Goodspeed Opera House at Chester cast including Rita Gardner, Michael Brian, Claudia Rose Golde, and William Zeffiro was recorded in 2007. Upon the early closure of the musical, Frank Kilfeather of the Irish Times quipped """"Can you remember where you where, the night they said ""JFK"" had been shut?"""". JFK: A Musical Drama JFK: A Musical Drama is a musical with music by Will Holt, and book and lyrics by Will Holt and Tom Sawyer. Based loosely on the life of John F. Kennedy. It premiered at the"
"of Vietnam, the bitterness and disenchantment of the antiwar demonstrations, and the grim reality of the war on the evening television news"" and reminder of John F. Kennedy's presidency. John F. Kennedys presidency became inextricably linked to Camelot after his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, revealed in a ""Life"" article following his assassination that it had been one of his favorite records, particularly the lines ""Don't let it be forgot/That once there was a spot/For one brief shining moment/that was known as Camelot."" Davidson, in ""The Reel Arthur"", notes that there are no true correspondences between Kennedy and Arthurian characters, which was"
"session, she famously compared the Kennedy years in the White House to King Arthur's mythical Camelot, commenting that the President often played the title song of Lerner and Loewe's musical recording before retiring to bed. She also quoted Queen Guinevere from the musical, trying to express how the loss felt. The era of the Kennedy administration would subsequently often be referred to as the ""Camelot Era,"" although historians have later argued that the comparison is not appropriate, with Robert Dallek stating that Kennedy's ""effort to lionize [her husband] must have provided a therapeutic shield against immobilizing grief"". Kennedy and her"
"slow to earn money. Advance sales managed to keep ""Camelot"" running for three months until a twenty-minute extract was broadcast on ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" which helped ""Camelot"" achieve great success, and an unprecedented three-year run overall from 1960 to 1963. Its success lead to Burton being called ""The King of Broadway"", and he went on to receive the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. The original soundtrack of the musical topped the ""Billboard"" charts throughout 1961 after its release at the end of 1960. John F. Kennedy, who was then the President of the United States, reportedly"
"entered the No. 1 slot on Amazon and iTunes in Germany. The musical received positive to mixed reviews from critics, with many praising the score and choreography, particularly the battle scenes, while criticizing the plot for being predictable and lacking in character development. Patrick Stanke was praised for his performance as Arthur. Artus-Excalibur Artus - Excalibur is a musical loosely based on the legends of the 5th/6th-century British monarch, King Arthur and his fabled sword, Excalibur. The score is by Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Robin Lerner and book by Ivan Menchell. Arrangements and orchestrations by Koen Schoots. The musical"
"that began in the 1890s, the Princess Theatre musicals of the early 20th century, and comedies in the 1920s and 1930s (such as the works of Rodgers and Hammerstein), with ""Oklahoma!"" (1943), musicals moved in a more dramatic direction. Famous musicals over the subsequent decades included ""My Fair Lady"" (1956), ""West Side Story"" (1957), ""The Fantasticks"" (1960), ""Hair"" (1967), ""A Chorus Line"" (1975), ""Les Misérables"" (1980), ""Into the Woods"" (1986), and ""The Phantom of the Opera"" (1986), as well as more contemporary hits including ""Rent"" (1994), ""The Lion King"" (1997), ""Wicked"" (2003), and ""Hamilton"" (2015). Musical theatre may be produced"
"20th century, a comparison of John F. Kennedy and his White House with Arthur and Camelot, made by Kennedy's widow, helped consolidate Kennedy's posthumous reputation, with Kennedy even becoming associated with an Arthur-like messianic return in American folklore. This idea of Arthur's eventual return has proven attractive to a number of modern writers. John Masefield used the idea of Arthur sleeping under a hill as the central theme in his poem ""Midsummer Night"" (1928). C. S. Lewis also was inspired by this aspect of Arthur's legend in his novel ""That Hideous Strength"" (1945), in which King Arthur was said to"
"box office records for the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC. The New York critics' reviews of the original production were mixed to positive. A 1993 review in ""The New York Times"" commented that the musical ""has grown in stature over the years, primarily because of its superb score ... [which] combined a lyrical simplicity with a lush romanticism, beautifully captured in numbers like 'I Loved You Once in Silence' and 'If Ever I Would Leave You.' These ballads sung by Guenevere and Lancelot are among the most memorable in the Lerner-Loewe catalogue. King Arthur supplies the wit, with songs"
"JFK (opera) JFK is an opera in two acts by American composer David T. Little, with an English-language libretto by Royce Vavrek. The opera's story is based on the final night of American president John F. Kennedy's life that was spent in at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth, prior to his assassination in Dallas, on November 22, 1963. The opera was commissioned by Fort Worth Opera, Opéra de Montréal and American Lyric Theater, and received its premiere at Fort Worth Opera on April 23, 2016 in a production directed by Thaddeus Strassberger. Many critics wrote about a disorienting dream"
"will not be taking place as scheduled in 2009"", but eventually started at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 29 May – 5 June 2010. Phill Jupitus played King Arthur in the UK tour. Todd Carty played Patsy, assistant to King Arthur for the duration of the tour. Marcus Brigstocke made his musical theatre debut as King Arthur following Jupitus' departure. Jodie Prenger, Hayley Tamaddon, Amy Nuttall and Jessica Martin shared the role of The Lady of the Lake. The UK tour also featured for the first time a re-working of the song ""You won't succeed on Broadway"" which has been"
"as Sir Bedevere and other roles (e.g., Concorde and Dennis's Mother) and John Cleese as the (recorded) Voice of God. A North American tour commenced in spring 2006, and the cast included Michael Siberry as King Arthur, Jeff Dumas as Patsy, Richard Holmes as Lancelot, Bradley Dean as Galahad and Tom Deckman as The Historian. The tour won three 2007 Touring Broadway Awards, including Best New Musical. Richard Chamberlain later joined the tour as King Arthur. The Tour continued through the summer 2009, and played its final performances at the Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa where it closed on 18"
"King Arthur (opera) King Arthur, or The British Worthy (Z. 628), is a semi-opera in five acts with music by Henry Purcell and a libretto by John Dryden. It was first performed at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden, London, in late May or early June 1691. The plot is based on the battles between King Arthur's Britons and the Saxons, rather than the legends of Camelot (although Merlin does make an appearance). It is a Restoration spectacular, including such supernatural characters as Cupid and Venus plus references to the Germanic gods of the Saxons, Woden, Thor, and Freya. The tale"
"The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is the third solo album from the English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in March 1975 on A&M Records. His third rock concept album, Wakeman based it on the legend of King Arthur and various figures and events associated with him including Guinevere, Lancelot, and Merlin. He started on the album following his heart attack in July 1974, and recorded it with his five-piece band the English Rock Ensemble, the New World Orchestra,"
"make the second act less comical, replacing the scene between her and Mordred with a Mordred/Arthur scene. § — Cut shortly into the original 1960 run, still present on cast album; restored in most subsequent revivals. Sources: Playbill (vault); IBDB Source: IBDB Camelot (musical) Camelot is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner (book and lyrics) and Frederick Loewe (music). It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White novel ""The Once and Future King"". The original 1960 production, directed by Moss Hart and orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang, ran on"
"Am"" and the rousing sing-a-long ""The Best of Times."" ""La Cage aux Folles"" won the Tony Award for Best Musical (1983), is the only musical to win the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical twice (2005 & 2010), and therefore is the only show to win a Best Musical award for every staged Broadway production. Many of Herman's show tunes have become pop standards. His most famous composition, ""Hello, Dolly!"", is one of the most popular tunes to have originated in a Broadway musical, and was a #1 hit in the United States for Louis Armstrong, knocking The"
"King Arthur"" (1880) reaching wide audiences and providing inspiration for Mark Twain's satiric ""A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"" (1889). Although the 'Arthur of romance' was sometimes central to these new Arthurian works (as he was in Burne-Jones's ""The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon"", 1881-1898), on other occasions he reverted to his medieval status and is either marginalized or even missing entirely, with Wagner's Arthurian operas providing a notable instance of the latter. Furthermore, the revival of interest in Arthur and the Arthurian tales did not continue unabated. By the end of the 19th century, it was confined mainly"
"June 21, 1993 to August 7, 1993 for 56 performances at the Gershwin Theatre, with Goulet now cast in the role of Arthur. Goulet reprised this role at Toronto's O'Keefe Centre in 1993. An 18-month U.S. tour, starring Michael York as Arthur, Rachel York (no relation) as Guenevere, and James Barbour as Lancelot, began on January 9, 2007 and ended in April 2008. Alan Jay Lerner's son, Michael Lerner, contributed changes to the libretto, and Glenn Casale directed. From June 27–30, 2007, the tour played at Toronto's Hummingbird Centre, where the musical had premiered in 1960. While the 2007 Michael"
"American musical theatre history. Their work revolutionized the musical form. What was once a collection of songs, dances and comic turns held together by a tenuous plot became a fully integrated piece. The team went on to create four more hits that are among the most popular in musical history. Each was made into a successful film: ""Carousel"" (1945), ""South Pacific"" (1949, winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), ""The King and I"" (1951), and ""The Sound of Music"" (1959). Other shows include the minor hit ""Flower Drum Song"" (1958), as well as relative failures ""Allegro"" (1947), ""Me and"
"included a performance in Dublin in 1763; David Garrick and Thomas Arne's version in 1770; and John Kemble and Thomas Linley's transformation of ""King Arthur"" into a two-act after-piece entitled ""Arthur and Emmeline"" in 1784. According to Curtis Price, the original 1684–5 version was probably an allegory of the Exclusion crisis, a major political dispute over who would succeed Charles II: his Catholic brother, James, Duke of York or the Duke of Monmouth, his illegitimate — but Protestant — son. The faction backing James was nicknamed the ""Tories""; that in favour of Monmouth, the ""Whigs"". The latter were led by"
"New York) is a satire on modern art and critical pretension. A revue, ""Sigh No More"" (1945), was a moderate success, but two musicals, ""Pacific 1860"" (1946), a lavish South Seas romance, and ""Ace of Clubs"" (1949), set in a night club, were financial failures. Further blows in this period were the deaths of Coward's friends Charles Cochran and Gertrude Lawrence, in 1951 and 1952 respectively. Despite his disappointments, Coward maintained a high public profile; his performance as King Magnus in Shaw's ""The Apple Cart"" for the Coronation season of 1953, co-starring Margaret Leighton, received much coverage in the press,"
"King Arthur and related figures, its release in April 1975 was a commercial success, reaching No. 2 in the UK and No. 21 in the US. It also earned Gold certifications in Brazil, Japan, and Australia. The album was promoted with three sold out shows at Wembley Arena in May 1975 with Wakeman performing the album with an orchestra, choir, and his rock band to a total of 27,000 people. As the arena floor was already set up as an ice rink for a different attraction, Wakeman chose to present the show as an ice pageant with fourteen ice skaters"
"was staged at the Hollywood Palace in Hollywood. The Great Gonzo introduced him, saying... ""Hello, again. Y'know, one of favorite things about ""The Muppet Show"" was giving a break to talented newcomers. Tonight, we'd like to continue that tradition by introducing someone I recently discovered in England. This is his first appearance in America...and with your help, it can be his last. Ladies and Gentleman, the astounding and baffling Joe Pasquale!"". Pasquale performed in the Mel Brooks West End musical ""The Producers"" as Leo Bloom on a UK tour in 2007. He also played the role of King Arthur in"
"a hit nonetheless, and immediately following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, his widow told reporter Theodore H. White that JFK's administration reminded her of the ""one brief shining moment"" of Lerner and Loewe's ""Camelot"". As of the early 21st century, ""Camelot"" was still invoked to describe the idealism, romance, and tragedy of the Kennedy years. Loewe retired to Palm Springs, California, while Lerner went through a series of musicals—some successful, some not—with such composers as André Previn (""Coco""), John Barry (""Lolita, My Love""), Leonard Bernstein (""1600 Pennsylvania Avenue""), Burton Lane (""Carmelina"") and Charles Strouse (""Dance a Little Closer"", based"
"The protagonists are actors, as a great deal of ""King Arthur"" consists of spoken text. This was normal practice in 17th century English opera. ""King Arthur"" contains some of Purcell's most lyrical music, using adventurous harmonies for the day. Dryden probably wrote the original libretto for ""King Arthur"" in 1684 to mark the 25th anniversary of King Charles II's Restoration the following year. The original text of ""King Arthur"" no longer exists but it was to be in three acts with an allegorical prologue. For unknown reasons Dryden abandoned his intention to have the whole work set to music and"
"Kennedy summoned White to the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port to rescue her husband's legacy. She proposed that White prepare an article for Life magazine drawing a parallel between her husband and his administration to King Arthur and the mythical Camelot. At the time, a play of that name was being performed on Broadway and Jackie focused on the ending lyrics of an Alan Jay Lerner song, ""Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot."" White, who had known the Kennedys from his time as a classmate"
"was re-released in 1936. It is unrelated to the 1927 musical also titled ""A Connecticut Yankee"". The hero's name was changed from Hank Morgan to Hank Martin, possibly because the original name sounded too similar to that of actor Frank Morgan. A trailer for the film exists at the Library of Congress. Radio salesmen Hank Martin (Will Rogers), travels back in time to Camelot where he is welcomed by King Arthur (William Farnum) and must use his modern knowledge to stop Morgana Le Fay (Myrna Loy) and Merlin (Brandon Hurst) from taking over. A Connecticut Yankee (film) A Connecticut Yankee"
"Theatre Shows"", ""Oh, Boy!"", was a long-running hit at the Princess at the same time; so ""Leave It to Jane"" premiered instead at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway in 1917. and had a long-running Off-Broadway revival in 1959. Some of the best-known songs are ""A Peach of a Life"", ""Leave It to Jane"", ""The Crickets Are Calling"", ""The Siren’s Song"", ""Sir Galahad"" and ""Cleopatterer"". Early in the 20th century, American musical theatre consisted of a mix of elaborate European operettas, like ""The Merry Widow"" (1907), British musical comedy imports, like""The Arcadians"" (1910), George M. Cohan's shows, American operettas, like those"
"In 1948, the Cole Porter musical ""Kiss Me, Kate"" premiered on Broadway. The show featured the song ""Tom, Dick or Harry"". The three escape tunnels used by allied POWs in the famous Stalag Luft III escape were named ""Tom, Dick, and Harry"" by the POWs. This nomenclature was carried over to the film ""The Great Escape"", which portrayed the event. Tom, Dick and Harry The phrase ""Tom, Dick and Harry"" is a placeholder for multiple unspecified people; ""Tom, Dick or Harry"" plays the same role for ""one"" unspecified person. The phrase most commonly occurs as ""every Tom, Dick and Harry"","
"(Martin, the Yankee), Constance Carpenter (Alice Carter/The Demoiselle Alisande la Carteloise), and June Cochrane (Mistress Evelyn Al Belle-Ans). A Broadway revival opened at the Martin Beck Theatre (now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre) on November 17, 1943, and closed on March 11, 1944, after 135 performances. Directed by John C. Wilson and choreographed by William Holbrook and Al White, Jr., it featured Vivienne Segal (Lt. Merrill/Queen Morgan Le Fay), Dick Foran (Lt. Martin Barrett), Vera-Ellen (Mistress Evelyn Al Belle-Ans), and Robert Chisholm (Admiral Arthur/King Arthur of Britain). A television adaptation was broadcast on NBC on March 12, 1955, with Eddie Albert,"